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Ohio's 1912 Constitutional Convention

In 1910, Ohio voters approved a call for a constitutional convention. This led to a 22-week convention beginning on January 9, 1912 with 119 delegates from across the state and from a wide variety of professions. The most common professions included lawyers and farmers, but there also teachers and professors, physicians, bankers, as well as a variety of manufacturing and service workers. It is believed 62 of the delegates were Democratic, 52 were Republicans, 3 were Independents, and 2 were Socialists. During the convention, 340 proposals were officially recorded, which resulted in the 42 questions that appeared on the ballot. The ballot was reported to have been three feet long and ten inches wide.[1][2][3][4]